As the year draws to a close, Trends arranged a virtual sitdown with five leaders in telehealth and virtual care to discuss their visions of what virtual care can be—and what it will take to get there.
In the past, e-commerce often meant just selling products online, but we are now experiencing a new set of circumstances where services are also increasingly being transacted over the internet. Are you ready?
A patient who was brought in for a chronic pain issue that had not been satisfactorily addressed by the dog’s original veterinarian. This is not a complicated case, or at least it should not have been, had things been handled correctly from the beginning.
Some of these most underutilized PMS tools could help improve your practice’s revenue, client compliance, patient records, team efficiency, and, best of all, patient care.
When we talked with AAHA-accredited practice Stenner Creek Animal Hospital in San Luis Obispo, California, more than a year ago, the practice was actively involved in its community’s 4-H club. That has all changed.
Mark Thompson, DVM, MBA, CCRP, discusses the importance of marketing through effective and focused communication. Low-cost staff holiday gifts, more virtual options for Connexity 2021, and Dear AAHA tackles the question of how to deal with angry clients.
What lessons have we learned from the pandemic about practice design? With practical tips from practices that have pandemic-proof systems in place already, you can evaluate what kinds of upgrades or changes your practice might need to weather the next infectious disease outbreak.
The US Food and Drug Administration first announced an investigation into reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy “in dogs eating certain pet foods” in July 2018. The FDA released additional updates in February and June 2019, followed by a long gap in official updates—leaving room for significant speculation and drama that resulted in several sources declining interviews for this article.
Retirement represents a life transformation, regardless of what form it takes. But the happiest veterinarians in retirement are likely those who find a way to stay engaged with a profession that most perceive as a calling. They don’t let it take over their life, but they don’t deny how much it means to them, either.
When it comes to the coronavirus, thinking outside the box is the new normal. So it was for AAHA-accredited practice Gladstone Veterinary Clinic in Milwaukee, Oregon, on the southeast edge of the Portland metro area.
